The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio — A solar-powered airplane has landed in Pennsylvania, about 17 hours after it took off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 landed at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, the […]
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By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — For a long time, the debate has gone on: Does size matter to females? Biologists now say, definitively, that it does. Among fruit flies. At issue is the fruit fly sperm, which is gargantuan in the tiny world of that speck-sized insect. […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A new discovery about how clouds form may scale back some of the more dire predictions about temperature increases caused by man-made global warming. That’s because it implies that a key assumption for making such predictions is a bit off. “What this […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press In our small hometown, Sunday evening’s concert in the park is more than just a gathering of locals and tourists. It’s how we mark the passage of time between May and September. Over the years, we’ve become picnicking experts. My top two pieces of […]
By David Koenig The Associated Press DALLAS — Shareholders at Exxon’s annual meeting rejected several resolutions backed by environmentalists that would have pushed the company to take a stronger stand in favour of steps to limit climate change. CEO Rex Tillerson said the company was balancing its responsibility to produce […]
By Michael Biesecker And Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and her team ignored clear guidance from the State Department that her email setup broke federal standards and could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers, an independent audit has found. Her aides twice brushed aside concerns, in […]
By Michael Biesecker And Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and her team ignored clear guidance from the State Department that her email setup broke federal standards and could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers, an independent audit has found. Her aides twice brushed aside concerns, in […]
With his family by his side, Terry Wood, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Terry was born April 13, 1953 to the late Roy Albert Wood and Gertrude Mary (Fisher). Terry started his life with Mary Adele (Murray) […]
What a difference a week makes on the lake. Rainy Lake was magnificent all weekend. The freezing temperatures had disappeared and the stillness of the lake allowed the sun to raise the lake’s temperature by 10 degrees C. Cottagers were arriving and opening their camps. Our neighbour, Larry Greif, arrived […]
Travel isn’t the best colour on me. I don’t mind the airports because I enjoy watching people. I immediately conjure up stories for the sad or vacant face, for the muddy shoes beneath the well-pressed suit, for the madness behind women walking in shoes that resemble stilts. I’ve noticed that […]
Duane Hicks Syncor Contracting is planning to go ahead this summer with a new townhome development on Front Street, as well as a second development at the Huffman Court subdivision on Williams Avenue. Syncor spokesperson Len Smart said the Front Street property was surveyed last Wednesday (May 18). “We are […]
For those who love the thrill of competitive fishing, you can’t beat the open-water season here in Sunset Country with all the tournaments on the calendar. There’s the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship and KBI. The Emo Walleye Classic and the Rainy River Walleye Tournament. Not to mention the myriad […]
